8.1/1020 votesLoading...#1 - Crowded Skies
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2016
The world's most aggressive bird creates sound out of thin air with the world's fastest courtship display; in a South American jungle, bats and moths fight for the upper hand in one of the world's oldest arms races; and a giant flock of half a million birds avoids colliding in the same air space.
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8.0/1022 votesLoading...#2 - Masters of the Sky
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2016
How peregrine falcons can top 200 miles an hour, a hummingbird is slave to its manic lifestyle, and the albatross's nose helps it fly for free; heavyweight beetles break the rules to find love; a devious sparrow-hawk executes a lightning-fast raid on his prey; and half a million mother bats dominate air space both above and below the ground with dazzling aerial prowess.
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7.0/1027 votesLoading...#3 - Defying Gravity
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2016
In Africa, a caracal catches birds in flight with a 'rocket-propelled' launch; in the Australian outback, a kangaroo's hop locates water in a vast desert; on an English farm, an insect accelerates at 700G with help from a clutch in its crotch; and high above the jungles of Borneo, a leaping snake's unique shape allows it to glide through the air without wings.
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Examining the extraordinary physiology of animals who launch themselves into the air - whether winged or wingless; bearing feathers, fur, or scales; by day or...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Crowded Skies" is the best rated episode of "Life in the Air". It scored 8.1/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/17/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Masters of the Sky".